Sitamarhi's Lalit: From Hut to "Fake IAS" Fraudster, Duped Crores

• Lalit Kishore Ram, alias Gaurav Kumar Singh, from Sitamarhi, Bihar, faked being an IAS officer and committed large-scale fraud across India.
• He used fake identities, official-like paraphernalia, and AI-generated documents to deceive people, promising jobs and admissions.
• His brother-in-law, Abhishek Kumar, a software engineer, was the technical mastermind behind creating fake documents and tenders.
• The fraud, which started in 2017 with a coaching center "Aditya Super-50," is estimated to be over 2 crore rupees in Banka district alone.
• Lalit, who came from a poor background, was recently arrested from Gorakhpur, and investigations into his network are ongoing.

Why It Matters: It reveals how unguided talent and poverty can lead to large-scale fraud, exposing systemic flaws.